Afghanistan Land Use and Fertilizer Consumption Data from FAO

Afghanistan land use and agricultural input data compiled by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. The dataset covers categories including Land Use and Fertilizers by Product and Nutrient, sourced from the FAOSTAT bulk data service. It was last updated on 2026-06-10.

Use Cases

• Analyze land use change patterns based on the Land Use category data.
• Model fertilizer application trends based on Fertilizers by Product and Nutrient data.
• Assess agricultural sustainability indicators based on the Inputs and Sustainability categories.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative FAOSTAT database of the United Nations.
• Covers multiple related categories: Land Use, Fertilizers by Product, and Fertilizers by Nutrient.
• Available under the open CC-BY-3.0-IGO license.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic or temporal bias inherent to the source.

Provenance

Source

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations

Collection Method

Aggregated from FAOSTAT bulk data service.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-10.

Geography

Afghanistan